Drew Monkman

The ice is just going off the Rice Lake and this morning we had at least 20 swans just out from our home at 676 Knott’s Landing, south of Keene.They were their at sunrise but gone by noon. Location: Keene / Rice Lake Observer: Elizabeth Bingham

This morning at about 10:15 a.m. a Red-shouldered Hawk circled over the Lakefield Sewage lagoons being harrassed by a crow. A flock of about 55 Snow Buntings also flew over and two Song Sparrows were singing. On the 3rd Line of Douro at Cedar Crossroad I heard 5 Eastern Meadowlarks Read more

This morning I saw a flock of 24 Tundra Swans on Brealey Drive just north of the airport. They were flying south. Location: Brealey Drive, Peterborough Observer: Frank Millard

I found 2 Cecropia moth cocoons today in the field by our house. I can

I found a Red-shouldered Hawk sitting in a tree on Division Rd near the Indian River at mid-day today. Location: Division Road Observer: Tony Bigg

At noon today, the highlight was a basic plumaged Horned Grebe north of the point, viewed from the cemetery. The Horned Grebe was in the middle of a large (~50 birds) flock of Hooded Mergansers. On the ice at the SW corner of the lake (just south of the art Read more

This morning a small flock of 12 Tundra Swans was on the ice just north of the Lakefield Marsh. Among the many Canada Geese along the Otonabee River between Lakefield and Trent University there were at least half a dozen Cackling Geese. Also on the River were four Wood Ducks, Read more

Ten Hooded Mergansers on the river (seven males, three females), though the original pair(?) kept their distance. Location: Indian River on Sawmill Road near the Warsaw Caves Observer: Stephenie Armstrong

It’s great to see so many spring migrants back. I checked out Little Lake at 1:30 p.m. today. Some of the migrants included 5 American Wigeon, 1 Redhead, 78 Ring-necked Duck, 57 Hooded Merganser, a Horned Grebe and 2 Merlin. They were all viewed from the point in Little Lake Read more

Today, I saw 3 Golden-crowned Kinglets near Lochlin in Haliburton County and there was one Tundra Swan on Shadow Lake near Norland. Kim Clark Location: Lochlin (Haliburton County) and Norland (City of Kawartha Lakes) Observer: Kim Clark

Just at dusk today, I heard and saw a Sandhill Crane. Location: Omemee Observer: Gavin Hunter

This morning there appears to be a very large flock of Tundra Swans on Rice Lake just out from Serpent Mounds park. Elizabeth Bingham Location: Rice Lake Observer: Elizabeth Bingham

A group of 35 – 40 waxwings have been hanging around our neighborhood the past two days. Yesterday and today there were two Bohemians in the group. They have been feeding from my neighbor’s ornamental apple tree in the front yard. We are at Cavan Wood Drive which is the Read more

A pair of Canada Geese arrived, flying low over the river. We usually have three pairs raising young on the river, one fairly nearby who proclaims his territory regularly on our old dock, but the families come together when the young are still quite small, cruising the river and coming Read more

A pair of Hooded Mergansers have arrived, diving for food in our little shallow bay and succeeding in catching something. Last year we had two families on the river, but before that only one. On March 9, there were male Hooded Mergansers and one female. Female spurned one male and Read more

I stopped at Little Lake at lunch today – weather brought in a good assortment of ducks. In addition to the numerous mallards, common mergansers, hooded mergansers, and goldeneye that have been kickng around there were also good numbers of Ring-necked Ducks (60+),some Black Ducks (4), American Wigeon (9), Scaup Read more

Scott Gibson and I checked out Little Lake. Due to the warm temperatures there was a lot of shimmer making viewing the relatively small gull flock (~75 birds) difficult from just west of the cemetery so we drove around to the north side and viewed from Edgewater Blvd. It was Read more

This morning, I heard then saw a Merlin in the top of a spruce tree at the corner of Gilmour and Park streets. They nested in the spruce several years ago but not recently. They seem to move to a new old crow’s nest every year somewhere in our neighbourhood. Read more

For 2 days, there have been 7 or 8 Common Grackles at the feeder early a.m. and a Red winged Blackbird on the platform feeder near Lakefield. The same day a mink investigated the back porch. Location: Lakefield Observer: Mary Jane Parker

This morning there was a single male Common Grackle flying overhead at the Public Library on Aylmer St. in downtown Peterborough. Location: downtown Peterborough Observer: Colin Jones

Today, I heard and saw my first Red-winged Blackbirds. Location: Curve Lake Road and Derrymore Trail Observer: Joanne O

Isn’t this season of rebirth wonderful!!! On our dog walk this morning we heard, then saw Red-winged Blackbirds on the causeway to Fothergill Isle near Gannons Narrows. A sure sound of Spring for me. Location: Gannons Narrows Observer: Rose Rogers

Yesterday there were no Red-winged Blackbirds around Lakefield. This morning there are at least 20 males scattered around the Lakefield marsh singing. Location: Lakefield marsh Observer: Tony Bigg

I saw about 60 Bohemian Waxwings at 1877 on the Smith 6th Line off of Lakefield Road. Location: Lakefield Observer: Brendan Boyd

A pair of Purple Finches was at my feeder this morning on Cty Rd 29 in the north end of Lakefield. Location: Lakefield Observer: Tony Bigg

At first I thought I was seeing things, but I’m sure a pair of Trumpeter Swams flew by yesterday. They were coming from Gannon’s Narrows towards Fothergill Island. Location: Pigeon Lake Observer: Rose Rogers

Yesterday, my wife observed a flock of several hundred Bohemian Waxwings sitting in a tree along the Parkway Trail behind Walmart. Perhaps if we don’t look out our windows, we can imagine spring has arrived! Location: Parkway Trail, east of Chemong Road Observer: Don Finigan

The mild, misty conditions this morning seemed very conducive to bird song. I heard my largest chorus yet this winter of House Finches, Dark-eyed Juncos and a single Mourning Dove. There seemed to be much more bird activity than usual. I even had a pair of Canada Geese fly over. Read more